Sydney Tourism News
Let There Be Light: Vivid Sydney 2025 Kicks Off
Australia’s largest festival returns for its 15th year, transforming Sydney with light installations, music, ideas and food until June 14.
NSW GOVERNMENT SECURES SAILGP 2026 FOR SYDNEY
Sydney will once again take centre stage on the global sporting calendar, with the NSW Government securing the return of SailGP to the Harbour City in February 2026. A showcase of speed, skill and spectacle, SailGP brings the world’s best sailors and high-tech foiling catamarans to one of the world’s most iconic natural amphitheatres. First launched in Sydney in 2019, the championship has since become a global phenomenon — and a key event in NSW’s major events calendar.
50 reasons to come and play in Sydney
As the weather warms up in Sydney, it’s not just the city’s natural assets that come alive. The city streets, art institutions and dining rooms burst with ideas, festivals and enthusiasm. Visit an iconic stage within a harbour landmark, find innffovative eats across the city, and let loose on dance floors. Throughout spring and beyond you’ll find countless ways to play – here’s a handful of reasons why you should visit Sydney right now…
Sydney has been crowned as Oceania’s top city destination in the prestigious World Travel Awards
We don’t need to be persuaded that Sydney – with its breathtakingly beautiful harbour, sparkling coastline and world-class foodie scene – is one of the best places on the planet. But it’s nice when that recognition comes from an external source – just to confirm our suspicions.
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Secures Top Accolade With Travel + Leisure Magazine
Having long been recognised as Sydney’s premier-located luxury hotel, the team at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is proud to have been ranked #1 on the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2024 list of Top City Hotels in Australia and New Zealand.
8 ways to play at FIFA Fan Fest
With its supercharged events calendar and welcoming spirit, no one throws a party like Sydney – and from now to 20 August, the free FIFA Women’s World Cup Fan Fest’s in full swing, lighting up Darling Harbour with live matches on the big screen, legendary entertainers and fun activities to keep the good times rolling beyond the game.
G Flip Performs Floating 270m Above Sydney’s Blue Mountains
Sydney’s World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains has today become the ultimate stage with music artist G Flip performing atop a cable car 270 metres (885 feet) above its soaring sandstone ridges and Eucalyptus forests.
Emma—The Sleep Company Dreams Up First Sleep Hotels in Australia and Taiwan
Sleep tourism is one of the biggest travel trends of 2023, with more than 40% of respondents reporting poorer sleep since the pandemic
United Announces Largest South Pacific Expansion in Aviation History
United adds 40% more flights between the U.S. and Australia/New Zealand next northern winter, including new non-stop service to Christchurch, new routes from L.A. to Brisbane and Auckland, and more flights from San Francisco to Brisbane and Sydney
Silversea’s South Side Story World Cruise Departs from Sydney for First Time
Silversea Cruises’ 2023 World Cruise, South Side Story, is set to depart from Sydney on January 10, marking the first time the leading ultra-luxury and expedition cruise line has set sail from the Southern Hemisphere on a World Cruise.
OCEANIA CRUISES OFFERS FREE LAND PROGRAMS ON FEATURED 2023 ITINERARIES
For a limited time, Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, invites guests on select 2023 voyages to delve deeper into the world’s most exotic destinations and treasured wonders with its Free Land Program.
Accor marks 400th in Australia and the Pacific
Just three decades after entering the Australia/Pacific hotel market, Accor has added its 400th hotel, with the launch of the heritage-listed Porter House Hotel in Sydney.